Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

stiffs, stiffening of the limbs

shrink

eyebrow

it is said, people say.....

thick (of objects)

to flap (wings, fins of fish, etc.)

flap the wings

compressed in the fist; what is compressed in the fist, as a ball of rice

dent

press together; pressed together

press together; pressed together; carry under the arm, press between the legs

to seize, hug, embrace

for the hair to lie down flat

beat, crunch, break

surround, besiege

enclose, encircle

hawksbill turtle: Chelonia imbricata

scab on a wound

hawksbill turtle: Chelonia imbricata

deep reverberating sound

scab, crust on a wound

dry

shine, sparkle, twinkle

hard, strong, inflexible; vehement

to dry up

vulva, vagina

cut something slender or soft; reap crops

to sever, cut off

be cut

dry

chatter

shrill sound

scratch, grate

hemp plant; hemp

shake, tremble

flash, shine

kind of striped or spotted marine fish, grouper: Epinephelus spp.

scrape, grate

sound">resound

scrape, grate

rustling sound, as of leaves in wind

to gnaw, sound of gnawing on something

shriveled, wrinkled

blink, wink

keep to oneself; be different; alone

varied, different (?)

laugh

scratch, scrape

wrap tightly around

to cluck, or cackle; make a clucking or cackling sound

to cut, sever

to bite

large leg muscle

beating of the heart; pulse

sound of dull clucking

to pinch off

pinch

straight

to bite

reaping knife; to reap grain

to shiver, quiver

dry up; low tide

snap the fingers; the sound produced by snapping the fingers

pinch off

avoid someone out of fear

to bite, gnaw

to knock, pound

cut, sever

pick, pluck, break off

flatulence, fart

to flicker

startled

close the eyes

to stand; straighten out

to blink, wink, momentarily close the eye

jerk, startled

to jerk suddenly, jump when startled

to start, jump when startled

to pinch, as with the nails

prefixed to a noun means ‘to get, obtain, collect, gather’ (noun)

allative marker: to, toward

oblique case marker for personal nouns

oblique case marker for singular personal nouns

fan; to fan

outrigger boom

to squawk, as a frightened chicken

to wave the hand, to fan oneself

puling sound of a bird

to flap, clash together

narrow

nibble or gnaw at

short-tailed; cropped, of the tail

sound of frightened cheeping

sound of chattering or loud talk

soothing sound of humming activity, twittering, etc.

shrill cry

body part

(gloss uncertain)

miss, crave, long for something

moving about rapidly or restlessly